Professor David Sines

Latest features

Aesthetics puts a spotlight on the recent undercover report on black market botulinum toxin and asks what this means for regulation in the UK

Aesthetics investigates how the specialty has reacted to the report on cosmetic treatments

Aesthetics explores the potential issues surrounding mobile aesthetic practice in England and outlines newly proposed recommendations

News Special: Defining a Medical Procedure

By Holly Carver

Aesthetics looks at the new JCCP definitions of what constitutes a ‘medical’, ‘medically-related’ or ‘cosmetic’ procedure
MPs Support Children & Aesthetic Procedures Regulation

By Chloé Gronow

Aesthetics reports on the developments to make injection of toxin and fillers for cosmetic purposes in children illegal

Details for new industry licensing scheme unveiled

The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) has released more details of the proposed licensing scheme for cosmetic procedures in England, which is laid out in the Health and Care Act 2022.
MPs push for tighter non-surgical cosmetic regulation

MPs on the Health and Social Care Select Committee have called for the Government to implement stricter regulation on non-surgical cosmetic procedures in order to protect vulnerable individuals.